Guest post written by Paul Moore from Woodwork Boss. Paul has collected several different ideas from around the web for how to repurpose furniture that has been broken/worn out instead of just throwing it away. We are always excited to see new ideas for living frugally! Before you throw away an old favorite chair or a worn wood desk, think…
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After you have a baby, you quickly realize that one of your biggest expenses is DIAPERS. You may find out, as I did, that your baby doesn’t use just the so-called typical 7-8 diapers a day. For the first few months of life, your sweet, innocent baby could easily burn through hundreds of dollars in diapers and wipes. There are…
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Secondary meaning of the word ‘mission’: a building (or group of buildings) used by a Christian mission. It’s so easy to slip into our easy comfortable ways. Daily routines, the same old same old. But what if we looked at our normal lives with new eyes? What if God chose each person who lives in our neighborhood? What if our coworkers…
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The phrase, “most toxic essential oils,” sounds like a scare tactic, right? Many of us use essential oils as natural remedies. (I personally use them for my headaches, for Baby J’s shampoo, and—when I use up my Windex—for green cleaning solutions.) We also usually have at least one friend who swears by them for fixing every evil known to man….
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Looking for something you can prepare ahead of time for guests? I often make my simplest meals for guests so that we have time to visit. (Otherwise, I’m standing in a cloud of steam by the stove while people begin arriving.) Lately, I’ve been looking for crockpot meals for company (beside my standby Italian Chicken), especially with winter getting closer….
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